Grismar's EVE Wiki : GrismarNetExplorer

EVE Explorer

This article is the main Help page for the EVE Explorer on this site. It explains its purpose, basic use and gives some examples of typical use.

The EVE Explorer allows you to search the grismar.net database for solar systems, stations, agents, complexes or npc trade locations. You're able to refine these searches with restrictions like system security, presence of services, location and many, many more. A few simple examples of use would be:

• Find all agents in Lonetrek.
• Find all systems that have ice belts and a reprocessing station.
• Find the closest level 3 agent to your present location.
• Find a complex in 0.0 space in a system with true security below -0.8.

On this page:

• Basic use of the EVE Explorer
  • Trusting the page
  • Building a query
  • Reading the results
    • Show systems results
    • Show stations results
  • Show agents results
  • Show complexes results
  • Show npc trade results
• Advanced use
  • Save queries
  • Logical operations
    • NOT
    • OR
    • OR NOT
• Some examples

Basic use of the EVE Explorer

You start by selecting what you're looking for: systems, stations, agents, complexes or npc trade. You can have the Explorer show a full list by hitting run query or add a restriction straightaway. Note that the restriction may not make a lot of a sense if you haven't run the query yet, since they default to restrictions for systems.

Trusting the page

When you use the page for the first time, a dialog may pop up, asking you to trust the website. The page will work regardless of what you select, but only if you trust the page will it allow you to automatically log in to access your saved queries and will it be able to automatically show you distances to your present location.

Note: no data about your use of the EVE Explorer is retained, ingame use of the grismar.net pages is safe and private.

Building a query

Whenever you run the query, the EVE Explorer will display the results with your current set of restrictions and it adds a new line at the bottom, where you can enter an additional restriction. You can remove restrictions by checking their delete box and running the query again, or remove them all by following the reset link.

For a full description of the meaning of all the restrictions, read GrismarNetExplorerRestrictions. Most restrictions can apply to all the different views. So if you have a query set to show agents of level 3 in Lonetrek and you switch the view to show systems, it will show all the systems in Lonetrek with level 3 agents.

Reading the results

The results may be a bit bewildering at first, a lot of information is presented in a very small space. Each different view shows you a different set of columns and below are the explanations of the columns per viewtype.

In general, if a column heading looks like a link, you can click it to sort the results by that column. Clicking the same link again will sort it in the opposite direction. The same goes for most columns that have an image as a heading: click the image to sort the results by that column.

At the top and bottom of every view, you have links to jump to the first, previous, next or last page of the results. Using the pick page button, you can go straight to a specific page number.

To the right of all this, you'll find the # jumps button and box. If you enter a solar system name in this box and hit the button, the view will update its Jumps column with distances from a result to that solar system. If you're using the IGB, you will also have the option to select current, to set the box to your current location. And from the IGB, the box will show a starmap and info icon, allowing you to view the system in the map or to open its info window.

An additional feature of the jumps column is that you can click the number of jumps to open the Navigator and see a shortest route to the location.

Any result marked with the info icon, corporation icon or item icon allows you to open the associated info window in the IGB (for solar systems, constellations, regions, stations, agents, etc.) If you rightclick an info icon for a location, the popup menu for the location will appear, allowing you to view it on the map or to set a course for it.

Show systems results

The show systems results contain the following columns:

• System (sort, )
  The name of a solar system.
• Constellation (sort, )
  The name of the constellation a system is in.
• Region (sort, )
  The name of the region a system is in.
• System security (sort)
  The security followed by the true security of a system.
• Ice fields (sort)
  The number of ice fields in a system.
• Asteroid belts (sort)
  The number of asteroid belts (excluding ice fields) in a system.
• Stations (sort)
  The number of stations in a system.
• services
  The (combined) services of all stations in a system. Change the view to show stations if you want to see the services of individual stations.
• Agents (sort)
  The total number of agents in a system.
• with
  The (combined) levels and functions of all agents in a system. Change the view to show agents if you want to see the levels and functions of individual agents.
• Jumps (sort)
  The number of jumps to a system, counting from the system entered in the # jumps box.

Show stations results

Show stations doesn't currently include (player built) Outposts. For conquerable stations (a handful of these exist in 0.0 security), the 'corporation' column may no longer list the proper owner.

The show stations results contain the following columns:

• Location (sort, )
  The name of the planet (or moon) the station is located at. Note that planets and moons are named after the system they are in. So, Jita IV - Moon 10 is the 10th moon of the 4th planet of the solar system Jita.
• Corporation (sort, )
  The name of the corporation owning the station.
• Station (sort, )
  The name of the station type, in the game the name of a station is a combination of the 'corporation' and 'station' values, for example 'Caldari Navy Assembly Plant'.
• services
  The services a station offers.
• Agents (sort)
  The total number of agents in a station.
• with
  The (combined) functions of all agents in a station. Change the view to show agents if you want to see the functions of individual agents.
• Jumps (sort)
  The number of jumps to a station, counting from the system entered in the # jumps box.

Show agents results

The show agents results contain the following columns:

• Corporation (sort, )
  The name of the corporation an agent is working for.
• Station (sort, )
  The name of the station an agent is located at. Note that the left info icon links to the solar system and the right one to the actual station.
• Agent (sort, )
  The name of an agent.
• Level
  The level of an agent, with the associated icon. In show systems or stations view, the levels of local agents are represented by these same icons.
• QL
  The base Quality Level of an agent.
• Std
  The standing you require with an agent, their corporation or their faction to be able use their services or obtain missions.
• Dv
  The division of a corporation an agent belongs to. This affects the type of mission the agent will give and determines if the agent can perform research.
• with
  The functions of an agents. A key to the meaning of the colored icons is given at the bottom of the view. 'Locate' agents allow you to find another pilot.
• Jumps (sort)
  The number of jumps to an agent, counting from the system entered in the # jumps box.

Show complexes results

Show complexes is similar to the (faster) complex list, but allows the same restrictions as the other views in the EVE Explorer.

The show complexes results contain the following columns:

• System (sort, )
  The name of the solar system a complex is in.
• Region (sort, )
  The name of the region a complex is in.
• System security (sort)
  The security followed by the true security of a complex' system.
• Stations (sort)
  The number of stations in a complex' system.
• Complex (sort)
  The name of a complex.
• Rating (sort)
  The DED rating of a complex.
• Type (sort)
  Either COSMOS, Beacon or Regular. COSMOS complexes are part of the special COSMOS missions. Beacons lead to unrated locations, usually not deadspace. The 'regular' complexes are deadspace complexes.
• Jumps (sort)
  The number of jumps to a complex, counting from the solar system entered in the # jumps box.

Show npc trade results

The npc trade results are based on the eve-online.com itemdatabase (oog) and list items bought or sold by npc corporations. Note that the base price listed is usually somewhat below the actual price on the market.

The show npc trade results contain the following columns:

• Corporation (sort, )
  The name of the corporation owning the station an item is bought/sold at.
• Station (sort, )
  The name of the station an agent is located at. Note that the left info icon links to the solar system and the right one to the actual station.
• System security (sort)
  The security followed by the true security of the system the station an item is bought/sold at is in.
• Item
  The icon and name of an item.
• Base price
  The base price of an item, as defined in the dev data export (oog). Actual market prices will usually be higher.
• Jumps (sort)
  The number of jumps to the system an item is bought/sold in, counting from the solar system entered in the # jumps box.

Advanced use

Once you get the hang of using the EVE Explorer, you may want to specify queries that are very specific. To prevent having to build queries over and over again, you may want to register an account with the Explorer and save your queries.

Save queries

If you register an account (valid e-mail required, please pick a password different from your account password) and log in, you can save your queries. Simply build a query, enter a name in the text box and click the Save button in the top bar. Note: selecting a previously used name will overwrite the old query.

To load a previously saved query, select it from the dropdown menu in the top bar and click Go. If you check the Delete box before you click 'Go', you will delete the old query instead of running it.

Logical operations

Every restriction in the query starts with a small field that allows you to select 'NOT', 'OR' or 'OR NOT'. These are so-called logical operations and they allow you to select the opposite of a query restriction or combine multiple restrictions in a single query.

NOT

Using the NOT operator results in the opposite of the restriction being applied. For example if you have the EVE Explorer set to 'show systems' with the restriction 'with sovereignty containing ..' "Gallente", the Explorer will list all Gallente systems. If you change the restriction by setting the logical operator to 'NOT', the Explorer will list all systems that aren't Gallente.

OR

Using the OR operator allows you to combine multiple queries into one. For example, if you have the EVE Explorer set to 'show systems' with the restriction 'with sovereignty containing ..' "Gallente" and the restriction 'with sovereignty containing ..' "Caldari", the Explorer will list no systems at all. Afterall, there are no systems that have both "Gallente" and "Caldari" sovereignty. If you change the restrictions by setting the logical operator for the second restriction to 'OR' the Explorer will list all systems that are either Gallente -or- Caldari.

OR NOT

The OR NOT operator is merely a combination of the OR and NOT operator. For example, if you set the EVE Explorer to 'show systems' with the restriction 'NOT' 'with sovereignty containing ..' "Gallente" and 'OR NOT' 'with security of' ">0.4", the Explorer will list all systems that are not Gallente controlled or have a security of less than or equal to 0.4.

Note that in this case (and most other useful ones), you could also have specified the query without the OR NOT operator: 'show systems' 'NOT' 'with sovereignty containing ..' "Gallente" 'with security of' "<= 0.4".

Some examples

Here are some examples of typical use of the EVE Explorer, to give you an idea of the possibilities. The examples assume you are starting with a 'reset' Explorer, follow the 'reset' link to get there.

All level 3 agents working for Caldari Navy, offering kill missions, with a quality level of 15 or better:

• Set the explorer to 'Show agents' (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with level ..' "=3" (run query)
• Add a restriction 'belonging to corp with name containing ..' "Caldari Navy" (run query)
• Add a restriction 'offering mission of type ..' "kill" (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with quality level (QL)' ">=15" (run query)

You should end up with a list of 3 agents, 2 of which are in Kaunokka. Looks like Kaunokka is a good place to go for high level Caldari Navy kill missions that pay well.

The closest station with a cloning facility and a repair shop:

• Set the explorer to 'Show stations' (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with service ..' "clone" (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with service ..' "repair" (run query)
• If it isn't set already, enter the solar system name you are in next to the '# Jumps' button and click the button (for this example, enter 'Jita').
• Click the icon above the jumps column.

The top 5 results should now be stations that are only 1 jump away. Apparently there are no stations in Jita that have both cloning bays and a repair shop, but these five do.

A system with ice belts, high security (0.7 or better) and a reprocessing stations:

• Set the explorer to 'Show systems' (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with number of ice fields ..' ">0" (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with security of ..' ">=0.7" (run query)
• Add a restriction 'with service ..' "reprocessing" (run query)

There's actually quite a few of these. No less than 78 systems satisfy the restrictions, happy mining!

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Current EVE version: 4.10.45943 (Trinity 1.0.1)